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Efie gallery, Dubai-based contemporary art gallery specialising in art and artists of African origin, has inaugurated an exhibition of the works of pioneering Malian artist Abdoulaye Konaté (Oct. 10 – Jan. 6). Titled ‘Sambadio’.
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Efie Gallery presents Malian artist Abdoulaye Konaté with a solo exhibition titled Sambadio from October 10, 2024 until January 6, 2025. .
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Before he was known in the art world, Slawn set a challenge to his Instagram fans. If they wanted one of his customised T-shirts, in demand among his Gen-Z fan base, they should go to the Saatchi Yates gallery in Mayfair and ask for “an original Slawn” work. If his followers showed him a video of themselves doing this, he’d give them a shirt for free. The Saatchi Yates gallerists had never heard of Slawn before. But after this stunt, they would remember his name.
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In a significant cultural event, the renowned Malian artist Abdoulaye Konaté is set to make his solo exhibition debut in the Middle East at Dubai’s Efie Gallery.
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Efie Gallery, the Dubai-based contemporary art gallery specialising in artists of African origin, announces its representation of the pioneering Malian artist Abdoulaye Konaté with an exhibition (10 October 2024 – 6 January 2025).
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With this calmness imbued with critical reading, curator Shamma Al Mheiri delved into her discussion about the exhibition ‘Solace in Soil’ by Emirati artist Dr. Mohamed Yousif and Kenyan sculptor Maggie Otieno, held at Efie Gallery in Dubai.….